Japan's Cities, Towns & Villages
One of Matt’s friends is very concerned about getting into the university of his choosing. Like most of his classmates, he studies hard and attends cram school at night for extra study. Like many of his classmates, he recently supplemented his study by travelling nearly 200 miles to a famous shrine and praying for good [...]
In Shizuoka City, the Rainer’s are grateful to have some patient, friendly families in the building that they live in. One family in particular, the S-family, will go to great lengths to listen to, talk to, and try and make David and Mindy feel welcome despite the language barrier. They even are kind enough to [...]
In June we met a young mother (FA) while at a park. She spoke English very well, so Nancy offered to spend time with her practicing English. She has come three times, and has already begun reading the Bible bi-lingually each time she comes. She brings her 16-month old baby daughter (CA) each time, and [...]
Last week Danny went back to campus to spend time with two college guys Y and H. They met when a volunteer team was here, and were glad to see him. They introduced him to more of their friends who also were very cordial. They sat around the table talking about their future. Danny asked [...]
Check out the video prepared by a volunteer and pray for the city of Fukuoka and the many who are blinded and caught up in this annual ritual. Ask God to help them see that he is the creator God and that they do not need idols made with mans hands to protect them, forgive [...]
Well we are at the end of the road. Which way should we turn? Look there are steps I wonder if more houses up those stairs. Almost out of material to pass out. How do we choose who gets to hear the Word today? What if you dont leave a tract in that mail box [...]
This weekend Hiroshima held it’s annual Toukasan Festival. Touka, is another reading of the name Inari, the deity of grain, and each year approximately 450,000 people participate in the festivities at the local shrine dedicated to this (so-called) deity. Because this festival marks the start of summer in Hiroshima, many people wear yukatas, summer kimonos, [...]
As David was reading through 1 Corinthians last week, he came across a passage that seemed to jump off the page at him. It wasn’t a hallucination, anything supernatural, maybe not even spiritual, but because the Rainers are living, breathing, eating, and sleeping the Japanese language, this verse stuck out:”There are doubtless many different languages [...]
“Love, Love Me Do” Do you remember the words of this hit song by the Beatles? We recently were reminded of them. Ever in search of ways to get to know and reach out to non-Christian Japanese, Kevin had signed up for a community group whose members met together to learn and then practice [...]
After returning to America for nearly a year, Matt and Misty are finally back in Hiroshima to share the gospel with the Japanese there. They’ll be starting out in language study, but will also be spending a lot of time ministering to the new families they’re meeting. Although they’ve returned to the same city, they [...]
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